Admission

Students wanting to declare this minor may do so in one of two ways:

• SPH-B students:
  • Contact your assigned SPH-B academic advisor or visit drop-in advising hours to declare a minor.
  • SPH-B Undergraduate Advising
    Student Services Suite, Room C099
    1025 E. Seventh Street
    Bloomington, IN 47405-7109
    812-855-2032
    sphadvr@iu.edu
• All other students: 
  • Contact the records office of their degree-granting school/unit to have this minor officially added as an academic objective.
  • Kelley School of Business students must complete the Kelley Major and Minor Change Request Form.

Requirements

This undergraduate minor program is intended for students in degree programs who wish to add a coaching specialty to their studies. This minor requires:

• a minimum of 15 successfully completed credit hours that count toward the minor.
• nine (9) credits must be at the 300 or 400 level.
• a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0.
• no course in this minor may be taken under the Pass/Fail Option.

Core Courses (6 cr.)
A minimum grade of C- is required in each course.
Complete 2 of the following courses.

• SPH-K 335 Theories of Conditioning for Coaching (3 cr.)
• SPH-K 350 Intermediate Special Topics in Kinesiology (Topic: ABCs of Championship Coaching) (3 cr.)
• SPH-K 435 Philosophical Foundations of Coaching (3 cr.)

Elective Courses (9 cr.)
A minimum grade of C- is required in each course.
Complete any 9 credits from the following courses.

• SPH-A 361 Coaching of Football (2 cr.)
• SPH-A 362 Coaching of Basketball (2 cr.)
• SPH-A 363 Coaching of Baseball (2 cr.)
• SPH-A 370 Coaching of Soccer (2 cr.)
• SPH-A 483 Sports Officiating (1 cr.) (usually basketball, track & field, or softball)
• SPH-K 280 Principles of Athletic Training and Emergency Care (2 cr.) -or- SPH-H 160 First Aid and Emergency Care (3 cr.)
• SPH-K 316 Theories of Advanced Conditioning (2 cr.)
• SPH-K 317 Theory and Practice of Resistance Training (2 cr.)
• SPH-K 335 Theories of Conditioning for Coaching (3 cr.) (if not taken as a Core Course)
• SPH-K 350 Intermediate Special Topics in Kinesiology (Topic: ABCs of Championship Coaching) (3 cr.) (if not taken as a Core Course)
• SPH-K 405 Exercise and Sport Psychology (3 cr.)
• SPH-K 435 Philosophical Foundations of Coaching (3 cr.) (if not taken as a Core Course)
• SPH-K 455 Practicum in Coaching (1-3 cr.)
• SPH-L 102 Personal Leadership Development (1 cr.)
• EDUC-G 207 Introduction to Sport Psychology and Athlete Mental Health (3 cr.)
• SPH-R 230 Recreational Sports Programming 3 (3 cr.) -or- SPH-K 206 Recreational Sport Programming (3 cr.)
• SPH-R 431 Youth Sport Management (3 cr.)